About Us
About Us
We, United Samaritans India, an NGO is a representation of the people who innately believe and support the welfare of grief-stricken women, children, differently-abled, underprivileged & animals that are suffering abuse. We understand that the rate of people drowning in poverty and hunger is on a steady increase over the years and know for a fact that the damage might soon become irreparable.
United Samaritans India is trying its best to serve as a bridge between the people who are ready to help with all their hearts and the people who are desperately in need of it. Ever since our inception, we have been striving hard to acknowledge and make a positive change over things that society was too blind to notice.
Why United Samaritans India?
- United Samaritans India comes from a humble beginning which has helped us accumulate a deeper understanding of the Indian territory. People from various economic backgrounds have their own problems that need to be addressed, aided, and resolved.
- Our primary focus is to rescue underprivileged women, children, differently-abled and animals from abuse, harassment, and ill-treatment in any form. USI believes not just in recognizing the problems but also has sufficient resources and manpower to resolve them.
- Apart from physical needs, shelter, and clothes, sound mental health is something that most women and children in India just don’t get to experience. Mental health is a factor that most NGOs fail to address. But we understand that emotional well-being is equally important.
- In a really short amount of time, the number of women that USI has helped is more than what most NGOs will ever accomplish. We understand that the social stature of women has improved over the years but it still doesn’t explain why 35% of all women worldwide experience some form of physical or emotional violence in their lifetime. Marital rapes and male-inclined work culture are making things much worse than it already is pushing women into depression, stress, anxiety, and sleep deprivation. United Samaritans India has been uplifting women who come from lives that are no less than nightmares.
- Nearly half the Indian household have more than 5 children living under one paltry shelter. United Samaritans India cannot help but notice these children lacking proper sanitation, clean water and are often severely malnourished. Education is still a far fetched dream for these young minds. Ever since its inception, USI has been adopting children from entire slums and offering them free-education. Our mission would never stop until every poor kid in India gets an equal chance at life.
- WHO reports that there are over 30,000 stray dogs roaming in the Indian streets being butchered, killed, run over by vehicles, and dying out of infections. Dogs are just one part of the puzzle. A lot of domestic animals including cows, donkeys, and cats are being abandoned and left to die. Slowly but steadily, USI hopes to offer these homeless animals a place to call home.
- India still has a huge number of population that’s underprivileged and are deprived of basic necessities. USI has been assisting them to realize their true potential and teaching them new ways to improve their livelihood apart from offering free shelter, food, clothing and medication.
Mission Statement
United Samaritans India believes in equality and strives hard to achieve an impartial distribution of rights to every living being.
Our key focus is to uplift women, children, animals and the underprivileged who are deprived of their basic rights by providing them free education, healthcare, mental health consultations and lifestyle coaching to make sure they continue to live a life of physical and emotional well being.
Founder
Any esteemed organization should be standing over the shoulders of a morally-strong leadership and United Samaritans India is no different. Dr Sheeba Lourdhes, the founder of the firm was fuelled with the mission to support and uplift the underprivileged. Currently, Dr Sheeba Lourdhes is administering a group of 12 directors on the board of United Samaritans India.
Having won the Miss TamilNadu Fashion Icon, she’s also a doctorate who has a Master’s degree in Cognitive Psychology. Dr Sheeba Lourdhes is the National Director of the All India Federation Of Anti-Corruption and we’ve barely even begun. She’s also an Internationally acclaimed personality development trainer and an author-writer.
Dr Sheeba Lourdhes is the President of Lion’s club of Chennai United Samaritans which stands as a testimony to her moral high ground. Adding to this, she’s an active patron in the Indian Red Cross Society & also encourages periodic blood donations. She is also a life-member in YMCA, Chennai, and Naradha Gana Sabha, Karur. Having understood the value of life, Dr Sheeba Lourdhes is not just a blood donor but also is a full body donor and an internationally acclaimed personality trainer.
But above all, Dr Sheeba Lourdhes is an international cognitive psychologist and an active fellow in the Academy of Psychotherapists who also specializes in personality development. This allowed her to realize how important mental health & stability is to a person’s material growth which eventually led to the creation of the NGO.
Board Of Directors
Dr Edwin Rajesh
Our esteemed Director, Dr Edwin Rajesh is one of the very few people in our state to have an Autism instructor certification (M.I.A.P). He’s also a physiotherapist who has a Master’s in Psychology. Owing to his Master’s in Social Work (M.Sw), Varma, Counselling & Psychotherapy & over 22 years in the field, he’s also the director of Kirubai Physio & Rehabilitation Center which United Samaritans India has partnered with. `
Dr.Virginiya L - Legal Advisory Board
United Samaritans India is also proud to have Dr.Virginiya L as its chief of the legal advisory board who’s effectively leading a team of lawyers to defend the firm on legal grounds. She’s one of the very few law experts in India who’s also actively involved in improving the livelihood of the underprivileged. Apart from serving as a legal advisor, Dr Virginiya has been a huge pillar of support to our firm for over 15 years. She has helped a long list of social organisations to facilitate underprivileged, children and women welfare. Over the years, Dr Virginia has been a valuable asset to the firm’s legal advisory board.
Partners
Kirubai Physio & Rehabilitation Center
Led by Dr Edwin Rajesh, Kirubai Physio & Rehabilitation Center has been aiding the physically and mentally challenged community to help them realize their true potential. Along with United Samaritans India, the foundation is actively conducting various programs for the differently-abled to participate and to give them an opportunity to be a part of the society. They have always been a huge support to United Samaritans India in providing hospitalization and medications for physically and mentally challenged.
Joyful Living Foundation
Joyful Living Foundation is helping people understand the influence that their mental health has on their success. This proud alliance is allowing United Samaritans India to address & resolve various issues that people face including clinical depression & anxiety. With the help of the experts from Joyful Living Foundation, USI has provided free psychology consultations and therapy to numerous people crippled with depression.
International Progression
Society has always been deaf to the voice of the oppressed making them shy away from living a life of dignity. Race, community, caste, and other social constructs are making it even worse. No matter how hard they try, minorities are still being forced to live a life filled with agony and pain.
Women suffer the most and children happen to be collateral damage. India’s crime rate is ever-rising and more often than not, these people are the victims. As an International NGO, United Samaritans India operates with the primary mission which is to offer strength to the weaker sections of the society and to provide support to poverty-stricken women and children who are harassed, abused, or ill-treated.
Apart from offering them basic amenities, they should also receive sufficient guidance which can eventually lead them into a life of independence. The psychiatrists from United Samaritans India are also doing their best to support women and children who come from a life of abuse.
India is also home to a huge population of abandoned animals who have little to no hope of survival without human intervention. Apart from rescuing the stray animals and offering them hospitalization, USI also has a specialized team of animal psychologists who address the mental issues of traumatized animals that have been caged and abused all their lives.
These animals are also being hunted down, beaten to death, or left critically injured by ruthless intruders. United Samaritans India will soon expand into a safe haven for all these god-forsaken lives.